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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1997
Page
4
The proposed 1997 98 calendar adds Veterans Day as a day off and shortens teacher work days before start. The year would run Sept 2 to June 17 with multiple half days for conferences and breaks. Board vote set for Jan 21.
Frederick County schools receive a $7,000 grant to aid ESL education targeting nine Frederick High School teachers and nearly 150 students who do not speak English. The plan uses dialog journal writing and shared findings at faculty meetings to improve writing skills and classroom comprehension.
The Maryland department faces complaints about Confederate flag themed plates made two years earlier. Freeland says the decision does not reflect the organization, plans a redesigned plate, and a diverse panel will approve future plates. Sons of Confederate Veterans defend genealogy and history and consider possible legal action. Controversy parallels South Carolina and Georgia debates on flags.
William Lorraine Spicknall 87 of Beltsville died Monday at Laurel Regional Hospital husband of the late Betty Hoffmaster Spicknall. A University of Maryland graduate and WWII Navy veteran he is survived by five sons and 12 grandchildren. Funeral at Emmanuel United Methodist Church Beltsville Friday Jan 3 with interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery. Memorials to Emmanuel United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Borgwardt Funeral Home in charge.
County planner Marty Rice backs the governor’s growth targets referencing Urbana and Green Valley water and sewer work. Ed Gorski notes Frederick County has steered growth since 1984 with strong zoning and long range plans. Governor Glendening defends a three year 10 percent income tax cut plan while counties may opt to cut taxes themselves. Milk price legislation is not a top priority despite a task force report.
Maryland and Virginia member Jason Myers said he and neighboring farmers are contacting new haulers after sudden withdrawal of service. Dan and Susan Menendez of Westminster already joined Farmington Freight, with Mrs Menendez calling the move lucky and criticizing the rent terms for milk as bad business.
Adam Road resident Carol Black burn urges police enforcement of parking. Dorothy Staley reports weekly beer bottle litter and nuisance from club patrons. Staley describes trespassing and public urination amid ongoing residents’ complaints. Alderman Kreissig lauds staff on an unprecedented ordinance, Baker praises residents’ persistence. Also tabled annexation of about 432 acres and reapproved items awaiting proper ad.
The article recalls a WW II veteran, 72, who enlisted as a teen by aging up, reflecting on a frontline snow camo image where troops wrapped in bedsheets faced German fire. He recalls calling in artillery to outwit the Germans and the peril of a direct hit.
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